Description

This complete four-volume Narrative assembles George Müller's dated journals, letters, and balance sheets into a continuous testimony of providence, from the founding of the Scriptural Knowledge Institution and the Ashley Down orphan houses to his later missionary travels. Written in a plain, ledger-like style that interleaves petitions, precise sums, and recorded answers to prayer, it stands at once within Protestant spiritual autobiography and as a singular document of Victorian evangelical philanthropy. Each crisis and deliverance is traced with Scripture, making the work both devotional and documentary, a practical theology of care. Born in Prussia in 1805 and converted among Pietists at Halle, Müller absorbed A. H. Francke's orphan-house model before resettling in England and joining the Brethren. With Henry Craik he founded the Scriptural Knowledge Institution to distribute Bibles, educate the poor, and support missions. His refusal to incur debt or solicit funds sprang from pastoral scruple and apologetic design: to demonstrate, before church and skeptic alike, the sufficiency of God's provision. Students of religion, social historians, nonprofit leaders, and reflective readers will find this edition indispensable: a primary source on nineteenth-century philanthropy and a bracing manual of trust. Read slowly; its candor instructs, and its audacity provokes.

Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.